Preformed Line Products Announces Second Quarter And First Half 2014 Results

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio, Aug. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Preformed Line Products Company (Nasdaq: PLPC) today reported financial results for the second quarter and the first six months of 2014.

Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 was $5,080,000, or $.94 per diluted share, compared to $6,386,000 or $1.17 per diluted share, for the comparable period in 2013.

Net sales in the second quarter of 2014 were $99,981,000, compared to $111,716,000 in the second quarter of 2013.

Currency exchange rates had a negative impact on sales of $1,723,000 for the second quarter of 2014, but the effect on net income was negligible.

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $7,818,000, or $1.44 per diluted share, compared to $11,351,000, or $2.08 per diluted share for the comparable period in 2013.

Net sales were $189,906,000 for the first six months of 2014 compared to $210,405,000 in the first six months of 2013.

Currency exchange rates had a negative impact on sales of $6,163,000 and net income of $102,000 for the first six months of 2014.

Rob Ruhlman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "A significant portion of our business is dependent upon utilities investing in their infrastructure.  We have seen a decrease in this investment globally due to weak economies, ever increasing regulation and geopolitical turmoil. Competition for the reduced available business naturally has an impact on margins as well.  As always, we are focused on improving operational efficiencies, disciplined cost management and providing world class product and service to our customers."

Founded in 1947, Preformed Line Products is an international designer and manufacturer of products and systems employed in the construction and maintenance of overhead and underground networks for energy, communications and broadband network companies.

Preformed's world headquarters are in Mayfield Village, Ohio, and the Company operates three domestic manufacturing centers located in Rogers, Arkansas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Albemarle, North Carolina.  The Company serves its worldwide market through international operations in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain and Thailand.

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regarding the Company, including those statements regarding the Company's and management's beliefs and expectations concerning the Company's future performance or anticipated financial results, among others. Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties which may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in those statements.  Among other things, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements include the strength of the economy and demand for the Company's products, increases in raw material prices, the Company's ability to identify, complete and integrate acquisitions for profitable growth, and other factors described under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" in the Company's 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2014 and subsequent filings with the SEC.  The Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company's other filings with the SEC can be found on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.  The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

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